Jake's Final Notes: For my last Songitorial of 2006, I decided to end with a dream. I knew that I wanted the first half of the song to chronicle some of the horrors of this year, while I wanted the   

Jake?s Notes: This song is a tribute to James Kim, the father who gave his life trekking through the snowy, Oregon wilderness trying to save his wife and two girls who were stranded. I broke down in   

Jakes Notes: I'm all for the Iraq Study Group and their ideas for the war. However, I always wonder why these groups primarily consist of withered old men instead of younger men and women whose live  

Jake's Notes: As Christmastime approached, I started thinking about all of the odd yuletide traditions, like elves. Which Gospel are they from? Surely, elves preceded Santa; so, I threw myself into   

Jake's Notes: This song responds to the recent racist tirade of comedian Michael Richards. He and Mel Gibson have recently brought to the surface a racial rage that many people my age thought died ou  

Notes: I stuffed together every Thanksgiving memory over the years into one casserole of reminiscence, and I wound up with this sum-it-all-up ballad. Thanksgiving Stuff - Click here to listen By  

Jakes Notes: Hip, Hip Huzzah for Americas regime change. For once in my life, most of the candidates that I voted for turned out winners. So Long, It's Been Good to Know Ya? I sing to Red-Staters all  

Notes: The debate over America's official language has been raging since our country spoke its first word. This debate has recently re-emerged on the tip of the tongue. However, no one seems to hear   

Editor's Note: On the first day of 2006, local Folk singer/songwriter Jake Speed began an ambitious project, writing a weekly "Speedy Delivery," his singing "songatorial" which is posted at c  

Jake's Notes: Mark Twain may have best summed up political strategy when he wrote that it's better to be popular than right? May the best-looking candidate win! Don't Vote for Him - Click Here To L